Banks to Oregon Inlet Highway One Mile Experiment
A New North Carolina project tests a one mile road from Whalebone to Oregon Inlet with potential extension to Hatteras. If successful it could lead to a modern highway servicing Banks communities, fishermen, and coast guardsmen, altering isolation and daily commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nags Head
North Carolina
Old Whalebone
Oregon Inlet
Hatteras
Buxton
Avon
Coast Guard
Raleigh
Ocracoke Island
Blackbeard
Whalebone
Rodanthe
Waves
Frisco
Salvo
State Highway Commission
Hatteras and Ocracoke
Cape Hatteras
Man Slaughter Charge Lodged Against Nelson After Crash
Greensboro police say Ony Nelson of Greensboro faces manslaughter charges after a crash on the Winston Salem road near the Guilford Forsyth line. Two soldiers, Pfc. Clinton Kirkwood and Sgt. Am erigo Ucciferri, were killed while Dewey McCann was critically injured. Norman sustained a left leg fracture and is hospitalized at Piedmont Memorial. Nelson was held in jail in default of a 2500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Clinton G. Kirkwood
Los Angeles
California
Amerigo J. Ucciferri
Stamford
Ony Nelson
ORD
Kirkwood
Violet
East 119Th St
Calif
Ucciferri
Timeworn romance and showbiz chatter in Walter Winchell column
Walter Winchell opens with a wistful ballad style about youth and longing. The column then notes a string of public sightings at New York venues including the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at the St Regis Ice Show, Warren Magnuson in the St Moritz foyer, and Irene Castle among others, with light social gossip and a Midtown vignette about a dating pool and mailing lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
St. Regis
U. S
Warren Magnuson
St. Moritz
Jan Clayton
May Whitty
Therese
Biltmore
Julie Haydon
Glass M
Sec'y
The
Treasury
Vinson
H. Morgenthau
Henry
Ras
Nancy Walker
Irene Castle
Memos of a Midnighter and Broadway Notes
Guy Lombardo again tops a Cleveland paper poll as the nation’s outstanding dance band. Aye Suki debuts in model circles as a self managed performer with private work. Valuable society items include Jimmy Ryan’s benefit that raised $1000 for a fallen officer. Also mentions a Havana Madrid act and a London Murrows birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lombardo
Cleveland
Aye Suki
Diosa Costello
Havana-Madrid
Victoria Hotel
Londe
Jimmy Ryan
Lexington Avenue
Murrows
London
Nightlife notes and political chatter from Big Town scene
A collage of nightlife quips and media clips features Navy Day moments with Mayor, a coy exchange at a smoky night club, NBC and CBS segments with stars like Ray Milland and Jane Wyman, and mentions of Jerome Kern’s health. Mayor LaGuardia radio spot sparks chatter about City Hall. The 3 Suns celebrate their fifth anniversary at Beey-hyp amid street theater and ads at Three 42nd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigtown
Martin Ragaway
NBC
Roy
Ray Milland
Jane Wyman
Paramount
Jeanne Burns
Monkey Bar
Cass Daley
Kim
Kathy Gaynes
Nantucket
Lee Sullivan
Jack Smith
CBS
Tubby
Jerome Kern
Prince
Sherry-Netherland Hotel
Music Corp. of America
LaGuardia
Wags
City Hall
MCA
3 Suns
42Nd Street
Uees
Sounds in the Night At Reuben s and Villepique s
A collection of quips from club acts and lounge chatter in several venues. Snippets joke about war, faces, romance, and social status reflecting a light offbeat cabaret vibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben’s
Enduro
M.c
The
Blue Angel
Villepique’s
Dixie Lobby
Mark Vain
Bennett Cerf
Broadway Wolf Described as Coat Gift or Empty Reason
The item contrasts three types of wolves in entertainment districts: a Hollywood wolf who offers a mink coat, a Miami Beach wolf who promises a mink coat with an elaborate description, and a Broadway wolf who says a mink coat is as unnecessary as a hole in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Miami Beach
Broadway
Seven More Aged Battle Wagons To Stay On Job
The navy will retire six battleships Arkansa s New York Texas Nevada Pennsylvania and Mississippi after long war service. The postwar fleet keeps seven older battleships New Mexico Idaho Tennessee California Maryland Colorado and West Virginia with the rest modernized to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Arkansas
New York
Texas
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Mississi
New Mexico
Idaho
Tennessee
California
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
United States
Arizona
Okla Pennsylvania
Tennessee West Virginia
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Marshall
Suriago Straits
Leyte Gulf
Mississippi
En “Pennsy
Tokyo
Normandy
France
Iwo Jima
Kiska
Gilberts
Ae Eee
Mee
de Straits
Perry
North Africa
Safi
Hirohito
Scapa Flow
Aleutians
William S. Sims
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Marshalls
Carolines
New Ireland
Guam
Sulu Sea
Mindor
Bates
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
New Jersey
World Fellowship Week Planned For YMCA And YWCA
The YMCA and YWCA plan a joint World Fellowship Week November 11–17 led by local leaders and national executives. The event marks a rare merged observance with prayers, discussions, and joint services aimed at strengthening fellowship amid postwar planning and United Nations work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
YWCA
Josephine Abrams
High Point Y. W. C. A. Alth
Harrison S. Elliott
Eugene E. Barrett
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
London Conference of
New York
G. Bromley Oxnam
Weste Eea
Lexington Avenue
Y. M. C. A. Hi-Y Clubs, the Y. W. Business and Professional Women's
Y. Men's
George Stewart
Ships in Service and Under Construction During War
The list notes multiple states including bama Massachusetts Indiana South Dakota Washington North Carolina and Kentucky. Only North Carolina and Washington were in service when the war began. Kentucky remains under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bama
Massachusetts
Indiana
South Dakota
Washington
North Carolina
Kentucky
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Ficer
Manteo
Beau
Ocean and
Sound
Ocracoke
Nelson
MI Avout Casually “Insurance CO
Accident and Health Dept
Burlington, North Carolina
Walter Winchell
Jimmy Walker
Nick Kenny
Carlton Fredericks
Ozzie Nelson
George Jean Nathan
N. Y. Mirror
U.S.A
Oklahoma
Phillip BR. Burton
J. R. Burton
Magnolia Court
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
States
Camp Pendleton
14Th Marines
Fourth Division
Hawaiian Islands
Germany
Beatin
South Main Street
Chen YU
Jie
South Main ST
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